UK arrests five near air base used for US strikes on Iran over suspected bomb plot

British counter-terrorism police arrested five men and evacuated nearby homes early on 27 September after finding suspected incendiary devices in vans near RAF Fairford, a base that has hosted US B-1 and B-52 bombers involved in strikes on Iran. Investigators are examining a possible Iran link, citing a July warning from Iran's Revolutionary Guards that any base used against Iran is a 'legitimate' target.

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